Sola Sanusi

Education: BA(Ed) English, University of Ilorin (2001), Muck Rack Academy’s Fundamentals of Social Media (2020), Reuter Digital Journalism, GNI Advanced Searches on Social Media (2022), Fighting Misinformation, Advanced Digital Reporting (2024).

Experience: City People Magazine (2003 - 2006), Montage Africa Magazine (2006 - 2007), First Weekly Magazine (2007 - 2008), High Society Magazine (2008 - 2013), Daily Newswatch (2013 - 2014), PRMAfrica (2014 - 2015), Legit.ng (2015 to present).

Awards: Mother Drum Golden Entertainment Writer Recognition Award (2012), Outstanding Achievements in Entertainment Desk Management (Legit.ng 2020), 2023 Legit.ng Outstanding Newsroom Mentor of the Year.

Sola Sanusi is the Head of the Entertainment Desk. She is an astute, veteran entertainment/lifestyle journalist with over two decades of experience in print and digital journalism. Sola has a degree in English from the University of Ilorin, Kwara state. She is a 2005 Celebrity Media Awards nominee and a 2012 Mother Drum Golden Awards Entertainment Writer Recognition recipient. 2025 Women in News: Global Leadership Accelerator fellow. She joined Legit.ng in 2015. Email: sanusi.bodunde@corp.legit.ng.

806 articles published since 09 Jun 2015

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Akon starts building Akon City in Africa; amazing pictures drop

World

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Nigerian-born Hollywood star and Tanzania superstar singer Vanessa Mdee confirms dating rumour

World

5 years ago

Dad and daughter take over the internet with their natural Afro-hairdos (photos)

World

5 years ago

Girl, 8, crowned math champ after solving 70 equations in 5 minutes

Education

5 years ago

3 books written by Nigerians listed among 100 novels that shaped the world

World

5 years ago

Meet the genius lady running the largest Black-owned airline in the world

World

6 years ago

Born again Kanye West’s daughter dresses like the devil during Halloween

World

6 years ago

Now, what will Kanye say? This is the big question on every fan's lip after the rapper's daughter, North West wore a devil costume for Halloween.

Reality TV host Steve Harvey thanks God for making him successful despite having no education

World

6 years ago

In one of his recent shows, Steve Harvey took the opportunity to inspire people by sharing his story. He advised that education was not the key to success. Harvey said he wasn't good in school but he identified his strength.

Former US first lady Michelle Obama stuns fans with inspirational work out session photo

Celebrities

6 years ago

Ever wondered how America former first lady, Michelle Obama, has been keeping fit and ageless even while in her 55? The secret is out, she is a lover of the gym and living healthy!

London Muslim man gives 170 pairs of designer trainers worth N6.7m to the homeless monthly

World

6 years ago

Moosa Nsubuga who is a Muslim convert said his faith gives him a strong personal connection to charity and helping the less privileged in the society.

Montgomery Alabama makes history, elects first black mayor in 200 years

World

6 years ago

Steven Reed has made history with his election into the seat of mayor in the majority-black city known as a flashpoint in the struggle for the civil rights movement, Montgomery. Reed beat TV station owner David Woods in a runoff.

Irish woman Irene Duffy Lynch to translate Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart to her language

World

6 years ago

Irish woman, Irene Duffy Lynch, who has been to Nigerian fell in love with Achebe’s Things Fall Apart so much that she was said to have read it over and over and again and wants to translate it to her language.

10 US states that have the highest population of Nigerians

World

6 years ago

Nigerian migrants represent 0.5% of all migrants in the US, the 32nd highest of all US source countries with Texas, Maryland and New York having the highest number of Nigerians living there.

Rwanda launches Africa’s first smartphone factory

World

6 years ago

Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, has launched a smartphone manufacturing plant, the first of its kind in the African continent. Kagame launched the factory on Monday, October 7, at the Kigali special economic zone in Kigali.

Bill Gates reveals the special effect Aliko Dangote has on him the first time they met

World

6 years ago

Former world richest man and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, recently revealed how glad he is to have met and known Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote.

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